Research Program Manager Office of Large Grant Development

Research Program Manager

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's recently established Office of Large Grant Development (OLGD) is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Research Program Manager. The OLGD supports St. Jude investigators in identifying, preparing, and submitting multi-investigator or multi-institutional grant proposals. This role primarily involves pre-award proposal development and participating in outreach, education, and training initiatives.

Please note that all candidates must submit a cover letter to be considered for the position.

The Research Program Manager will play a pivotal role in developing and coordinating large, complex, multi-investigator grant submissions. Key responsibilities include identifying grant opportunities aligned with SJCRH strategic research areas, interpreting program guidelines, liaising with sponsors, managing proposal projects, and coordinating resources to develop competitive research proposals. The role also involves contributing to proposal budgets, drafting non-technical components, formatting documents, review, editing, one-voicing, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, fiscal, and programmatic requirements.

The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills, the ability to collaborate closely with the OLGD Director, office team members, St. Jude faculty, as well as other St. Jude grant support offices to facilitate grant preparation and submission, focusing primarily on pre-award and grant submission processes.

Key Responsibilities :

• Facilitate team science processes to develop competitive, large-scale, multidisciplinary proposals.
• Coordinate internal stakeholder management, external vendor communication, and collaboration with partners inside and outside the institution.
• Lead complex research proposal planning and submission, ensuring milestone and deadline compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including academic, government, and industry partners, to achieve successful outcomes.
• Drive programmatic and resource initiatives to enhance faculty and staff engagement.
• Maintain expertise in grant proposal development and sponsor requirements through continuous professional development.
• Track and report on program and project success metrics.
• Organize and facilitate team meetings, workshops, and reviews.
• Interpret and apply organizational rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Skills and Abilities :

Qualifications :

Join our team to make a meaningful impact by advancing groundbreaking research through successful grant development and collaboration.

This position is primarily onsite.

Compensation : In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $86,320 - $154,960 per year for the role of Research Program Manager Office of Large Grant Development.

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